2023 MEP 2040 6th Forum - Refrigerants

Refrigerants have a significant environmental footprint. While we know the impacts of individual refrigerants, engineers are often left on their own to estimate how refrigerant emissions affect the lifecycle carbon of their projects. Both reducing leakage and using lower impact refrigerants can have a major impact. In this forum, we heard from:
Jennifer Bustch from Emerson on the strategy for HFC phase out
Stephen Spletzer from Chemours on low-GWP refrigerants coming on the market, their impacts and regulatory hurdles, as well as European vs North American trends
Philip Johnston from Daikin on their approach to low-GWP refrigerant adoption, as well as its impact on design and performance
Steve Kujak from Trane on their approach to low-GWP refrigerant adoption, as well as its impact on design and performance
MEP 2040 Commitment:
www.mep2040.org/